The Sleep of Reason produces Nonanthropomorphic Cybermantis is a performative media project devoted to the state of cataplexy of awakening — complete or partial muscle paralysis occurring during falling asleep. In this condition a person is immobile, unable to speak and unable to open his eyes, but is able to control his eye movements. An episode of sleep paralysis lasts for seconds or minutes, and can be interrupted by touching the experiencer or by sounds.

The work was created using neural network graphics generated from sound files recorded on the streets of Tula. Conceptmaker Dmitry Otyakovsky and performer Evgenia Tsvetnaya recorded soundscapes of the city, and sound engineer Artem Gudkov helped assemble them into a dramaturgically complete ambient noir score.